Combined harrow and leveler.



J. H. B.. HOSEMANN.

COMBINED HARROW AND LEVELER. APPLICATION FILED FEB.2'6, 1912.

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COMBINED HARROW AND LEVELER.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB.26, 1912.

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501m H. B. I-IOSEMANN, or iinwisrown, Montana.

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. npplicationfiled retruar 2a. 1912. Serial No. 679,973.

MANN, acitizen of the United States,.r'esiding at Lewistown-,.; inthe county of Fergus tain new and useful Improvements inia and State of Montana; have' invented'cer- Combined Harrowand Le'veler, of which to provide novel meansyto hold teeth carryaf "the tollowing. is a'specification." a

The pr'esent invention 7 relates to a 1 combinedharrow andleireler. v

. An important" object of my invention; v is ing beams in vertical adjustment at different angular positions.

A further ob'ect o'ii thisinvention is to provide novel a justable means for connecting the teeth carrying beams so 'thatthey provide a combined harrow and leveler which is positivein operation, easy to operate, and: Z

may be arranged in]i'e1a-t'i vely different longitudinal positionsto '20- diiierent staggered positions. I

A further'object of my" invention is .to

durable. V

Other objects and advanta 'es of my in vention will be apparent-during the course of the following description.

4 part of this-specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts'throughout-the same, Figure 1 is a plan a view of the device, Fig. 2'is a longitudinal sectional view through the same, Fig. 3 is a rear side View of'a tooth carrying ,beam;

Fig. 4' is a similar view of the opposite side of the same, Fig. 5 is an enlar ed frag- 1 mentary detail view of a portion 0 the teeth carrying beam, showin the key-hole openings vformed therein, Fig. '6 is a perspective View of a connecting element or key, Fig. '7-

' is a similar view of'a pivotal connecting element, Fig. 8.is a perspective view of a tooth and, Fig. 9 is a similar view of an element for securing the tooth to the tooth carrying beam, In the drawings wherein for the sake of illustration, I have shown a preferred emtions are piuotally'or flexibly connected by means of a hinge 8 '(see Fi 7%, which is formed of two eye-bolts 9. 'fhe ree ends of hold the teeth. in.

these eye-bolts are screw-threaded; and ex- Be it-.'known that 1, JOHN B.- Hos itend through openings in the sections-and are provided with huts10. Each setion of the teeth carrying beams is substantiallyvwith'horizentally arranged spaced pairs of that these teeth- 14 may be moved longi-= o eni-n'gs 11, for receiving the free ends of'a ampi-ng ll-bolt; 12" (see :Figse "and 9). These clamping 'U bolts carry-clamping nuts 'tudinallywith relation to their beam and shaped n cross-sect1on,' as. shown;- Each section 15 provided'upon its for-Ward side .13 on their nee ends, as shown. The .U---

clailnped thereto. in adjustment atfdiflerent positions. I preferably construct each of j the teeth 14 of two'outer sections 15 of wrought. steel,- having their longitudinal utting edges'beveled, as shown. Between" ftheseouter sections .is a strip 16 0t to'ol steel. These'diifer'ent portions of the tooth are securely united .by being Welded or j'rivete'd" together.'- These teeth are .self' sharpening. .Each of the sections 6 is ro; 1 vided upon its rearside and near the ends In the accompanying drawings" forminga of the vupper longitudinal edgethereof with Qhorizontally disposed spaced. 0 ening's 17 'Ea'ch of-the sections 6 isp'rovi ed-iipon, its

opposite or forward side with vertically spaced openings '18.

.The numeral 19 designates draw chains provided at their ends with eye-bolts .20, carrying nuts 2l-upon the free ends thereof. As is more clearly shown in Fig. 2; the chainsfll9 which connect the teeth carrying beams '3 and la-have the eye-bolts 20 attached to the rearKends'therofi-insertd in .the lowermost of the openings 18. The eye- .bolts 20 attached to" the opposite ends of these chains are preferably run through the openings 17 in a rearward direction, 'as' shown in F ig. 2, whereby the chains 19 extend over the upper longitudinal edge of the section 61 The chains 19 connectingthe teeth carrying beams 2 and 3 havethe eyebo1ts'20 attached to the rear ends of these chains passed through the third openings 18 from the top and the eye-bolts attached to the opposite ends thereof passed through the openings 17. f The chains 19 connecting the beams 1 and2 have eye-bo1ts20 attached to the rear ends thereof inserted in the up-; permost openings 18 and the eye-bolts carried by the opposite ends inserted. through the openings 17. Attention is called to the fact that the beam 4 is now lar position that its teeth vertical, the beam 3 in a position to hold teethin a slightly beam 2 in a position to greater angle, and

to hold its teeth vertical. -Attention in such an anguare substantially its inclined position, the hold its teeth at a the beam 1 in a position called to the fact that the teeth 14 are arteeth carrying beams may vgitudinally .to change this staggered 'rangement-of the teeth 14, I have-provi by inserting-the responding openings of the sets 17,

ranged in staggered rows extending'longitudinally ofthe' device. In order that the be adjusted lonar-- ded the spaced openings 17 .It is thus seen that forward eye-bolts in 001': the pull on the draw chains 19 will cause them to straighten and its requisite position. Assume that it hence the teeth carrying beam attached to their rear ends will assume desired to adjust or move, the beam 2 .to the right with relation to the beam 1, the for ward eye-bolts 20 are'insertedin the third openings beam 1. Jwardly,

be swung to the right,

coincide with the longitudinal pull;

of the ,teeth carrying beams may be lon tudinally adjusted in a similar manner.

17 from the left formed in the .-When the. device is drawn for it will beseen that the beam 2 willin order that the chains '19 may straighten themselves .to' Each The numeral 22 designates a rail which is L-s'haped tends transversely thereof.

in cross-section and is disposed above the beams 1' to 4, inclusive, and ex- The forward side of the teeth carrying beams is pivotally connected with this, rail by means of hinges 23 in the form ofconnecting links. The rear side of each of the sections 6 is rigidly and detachably connected with the rail by means of'a rod 26. Each of the sections 6 is provided. on its rear side and midway the ends thereof with horizontal spaced key- 5 hole openings 24, to receive thekey portion.

25 formed upon the rear end of the rigid connecting rod with a screw-threaded lateral. extension openings extension by a nut 30.- It is thus seen 26 are detachably connected tions 6 and rail 22 and 27 'isfheld withii'i the opening shown in Fig. 2; Any preferred employed in comic form of draft gear may tion with my' transverse 26. This rigid connecting rod is provided near its forward upper end- {adapted for insertion within one of spaced 28 formed upon the rail 22. Thethat these rods with the secserve to hold them in desired verticalangular positions, as clearly device. Such draft gem is 'attached to aforward bar-31,' which is connected with the section. 6 of the teeth carrying beam 1,

by means of chains 33 or the like.

The operation of thelows :-The teeth carrying beams may device is as folalso .be longitudinally adjusted so that they of .the rail 22 so that the its function.

their vertical angular positions being changed. :The; teeth 14 maymay extend thedesired distance beyondthe apexof the beams.

I have found that ated by dispensing. with the rail 22 and the device may be oper- V.

having the teeth carrying beams simply connected-by the chains 19. v

wcIt is to be understood that the form of y is to be taken as same and that certain-changes in the size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit a preferred example of the of the invention or he scope of the sub-' joined. claims. 1

Having thus described my. invention,

. claim, a

' a 1, In a device'of the character described, apluralit of beams formed V-shapedinvertical cross section to serve as a leveling device, teeth'connected with the beams and having-their cutting ends extending therebelow, and means; connecting the beams; r y

2; In a device of-the a plurality of beams having their joining wa ls disposed at an angle of less than forty-five degrees, teeth mounted upon the beams and having their cutting ends extending therebelow, and means connecting the beams.

3. In a device of the character described I I ,a plurality of teeth the teeth carrying carrying-beams, one o beams being provided with horizontally arranged spaced openings and the other teeth carrying beam being provided with vertically arranged spaced openings, and a flexible its opposite ends bolts certain of the spaced openings.

4. In a device of the character described, a plurality of beams formed V-shaped in vertical cross-section, teeth adjustably con-.

nected" therewith, and means bonnecting such beams. n

5. In a device of the character described, a plurality of teeth carrying beams a rail extending transversely thereof, means p vbeams- .otally connect ng the teeth carrying with the rail, flexible elements having" adshape,

substantially.

character. described,-

.invention herewith-shown and describedelement carryingat for insertion within carrying a plurality of teeth a plurality of teeth =V-shape in cross-section,

' within the key-hole justable connection with the teeth carrymg beams, rods connected with the teeth beams, said rail being provided plurality of spacedopemngs to afwith a ford adjustable connections between the rail and said rods.

6. In adevice 'of the character described, carrying beams formed V-shape. 1n cross-section, flexible elements attached to one beam, and means'whereby the flexible elements may be connected with theother beam at. different distances'from its upper longitudinal edge;

7. In a device of the character described, carrying beams 'formed and flexibleelements having. adjustable connections with the beams.

. 8. In a device of the character described,

a plurality of teeth carrying beams provided upon corresponding portions with key-hole openings,

a rail extending transversely thereof-and provided with perforatlons, rods havingkey'portions for insertion openings and extenslons Copies of this patent may be obtained for 'ing their teeth connected with the beams and extend .ing therebelow, and flexible elementscon teeth carried by'the cutting ends extendirigiherebelow, means five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. C.

for insertion within the means to retain forations. r v

9. In a device of the character described, a plurality of beams formed approximately V-shaped in vertical cross-section and havtapered ends disposed lowermost,

such extensions in said pernecting the beams.

10. In a device of a plurality of hollow tially V-shaped in beams formed substanvertlcal 'cross sectlon, beams and having them connecting the beams, and means to securely hold the beams in adjustment at diflerent angular positions when the entire device is in operation.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

.JOHN H. B. HOSEMANN. Witnesses:

H. LEONARD DE KALB,

J. A. GAMBLE.

Commissioner perforations, and

the character described, 

